Terra di Otranto olim Salentina et Iapigia - Antique map

Author: Blaeu, Joan

Publisher: Blaeu, Joan

Published: Amsterdam

Publishing year: 1640

Salento. "Terra di Otranto olim Salentina et Iapigia". Orig. copperplate engraving, J. Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1640. Coloured. With three coloured figure and heraldic cartouches, ships and windrose. 38:50 cm (15 x 19 3/4 inch.).

Salento is a cultural, historical and geographic region at the southern end of the administrative region of Apulia in Southern Italy. It is a sub-peninsula of the Italian Peninsula, sometimes described as the "heel" of the Italian "boot". It encompasses the entire administrative area of the province of Lecce, a large part of the province of Brindisi and part of that of Taranto. The most important cities of Salento are Lecce, Brindisi and Otranto.

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